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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes miners to not be able to return to work for four hours after a blast?
(a) Unblown charges.
(b) Falling pyrite.
(c) Dust.
(d) Gas emissions.

2. Which one of Vivi van Huren's friends shows up at Germiston?
(a) Janet Frankenloots.
(b) Alice Frackenpol.
(c) Katya Vanderpool.
(d) Celine Gougenheim.

3. What sort of handcuffs is Link using at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cheap props.
(b) Regulation British police.
(c) American army.
(d) Russian military police.

4. When he was twenty-two, what did Link live on as he was taking acting classes?
(a) Government cheese.
(b) Soup kitchen fare.
(c) Back bacon.
(d) Baked beans.

5. What meal does Link prefer to do without?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of flowers greet Evan Pentelow, Conrad, and Link at the gate of Kruger Park?

2. What is the function of the red line on the walls of the mine?

3. What kind of car does Link drive when he leaves the movie set at the beginning of the book?

4. What profession does Link think it is unfair that black Africans cannot be a part of in South Africa?

5. What is a "fatless version of pastry" the miners eat in their cafeteria?

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